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The Green Hill Park Shelter is a historic picnic shelter in
Green Hill Park Green Hill Park is a large public park in Worcester, Massachusetts. The largest in the city, the park covers over . It is home to the Massachusetts Vietnam Veterans' Memorial, which honors veterans of the Vietnam War from Massachusetts. The Memori ...
, the largest city park of
Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester ( , ) is a city and county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, the city's population was 206,518 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the second-List of cities i ...
. It was designed by architect George H. Clemence, and built in 1910-11. The building is the most architecturally sophisticated park pavilion in the city, and was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 1980.


Description

Green Hill Park is located in eastern Worcester, occupying about of uplands separating the
Blackstone River The Blackstone River is a river in the U.S. states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. It flows approximately 48 mi (80 km) and drains a watershed of approximately 540 sq. mi (1,400 km2). Its long history of industrial use has left ...
valley from
Lake Quinsigamond Lake Quinsigamond (also ''Long Pond'') is a body of water situated between the city of Worcester and the town of Shrewsbury in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It is 4 miles (6 km) long, between 50 and 85 feet (15 and 26 m) d ...
. Near the center of the park is Green Hill Pond, a artificial body of water. The shelter is located near the southeastern end of the lake, between it and Green Hill Parkway, the park's main circulating road. The shelter is an open structure, consisting of sixteen fieldstone piers supporting a hip roof with curved eaves and ridge. The roof has a metal support structure, but it is otherwise framed in wood. At its south end is an enclosed area designed for use as a concession stand. The roof's flared edges and projecting louvered dormers give it an Oriental feel. The park was originally a country estate, given to the city by Andrew Green in 1906. None of the estate's original buildings have survived. The shelter is one of several buildings that were designed by local architects as part of its conversion to a public facility. It was designed by George H. Clemence, and completed in 1911.


See also

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National Register of Historic Places listings in eastern Worcester, Massachusetts There are 98 properties and historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Worcester, Massachusetts, east of I-190 and the north-south section of I-290, which are listed below. Two listings overlap into other parts of Worcester ...


References

{{National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Park buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Buildings and structures completed in 1910 Buildings and structures in Worcester, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places in Worcester, Massachusetts Picnic shelters